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Newspaper
Kent Stater
Location
Kent, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1941
Page
4
Baseball coach Rabbit Starrett holds first look at infield candidates as they report Tuesday at 4 p.m. in Wills gym. Infielders and outfielders train in Wills gym on Tuesdays and Thursdays ahead of outdoor drills around May 10. pitchers and catchers train on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.
Delts win the fraternity swim meet by 16 points, finishing with 24 markers to top KMK by one. Bill Dedinsky led the Kap pa Sigs early, winning side stroke and back crawl events, with Don Edwards adding wins and strong placings. Gene Glass edged Dedinsky in back crawl, Fred Vacha set a new intramural record in long plunge, and KMK fought to stay in contention as Sigma Tau Gamma and Alpha Phi Beta trailed.
Polls open this morning at o'clock and close at 4 p m according to Fred Prasse chairman of elections. Student activity tickets required for voting. Results of the Miss Kent State contest mentioned in the report.
Mary Ellen Mehl, a sophomore from Alliance, won the badminton championship in the 217W physical education tournament taught by Mrs. Marie Apple. She defeated Doris Ringler in two of three games as the co rec class also crowned Clyde Slyman and Dick Weigle as doubles champions.
Reorganization plans for the Varsity K club suffered a setback as only six students attended the first meeting called by George Mollica. He vowed another meeting soon and urged lettermen to back the effort to restore the club’s former prominence on the campus.
The Kent Stater reports final balloting on the student fee levy will be revealed tomorrow night at the annual sophmore hop. Bob Seese, president of student council, says this is the first such ballot on a fee increase after last year’s rejection.
April 26 Findlay college there May 3 Hiram college there May 10 Akron university there May 17 Fenn college there May 21 Mount Union college there May 23 and 24 Big 4 meet Berea May 30 and 31 Ohio conference meet Wooster
Quality of Ohio basketball shone in the national invitational at Madison Square Garden as Ohio University trounced top rivals to reach the finals. Frank Baumholtz of Ohio U was named MVP. Virgil Smith, famed in ping pong circles, leads the university table tennis squad that holds the Northeastern Ohio title. The Ohio Conference golf meet is set for May 17 at Ohio State University course, with next year’s swimming meet planned for Kenyon College on March 6 and 7.
Awards for participation in WAA winter sports will be presented next Thursday April 3 at 4 p m in the WAA room. Miss Judy Marshall club director announced. Mabel Esping and Betty Morris plan cups and prizes for top Kent State women athletes and campus groups. Managerial positions and athletic club officers will be announced per Jane Stroup president.
The 1942 Kansas State swimming season promises headaches for opponents. Captain Roman Wayno and freshmen Horace Johnson and Bob Crotty from Cleveland and Hamilton, N Y, show strong potential as backstroke, freestyle and breaststroke talents. Johnson aims to be top in the Ohio conference, while Crotty advances notably in breaststroke. Coach Bill O Neil highlights their progress and medals as key indicators for the Blue and Gold.
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